Chapter 9
Walking through the jungle John didn't know how far he'd gone away from 'New Salem' and really he didn't care. Taking the last sip from his bottle he threw it into the bushes and took a seat on a rock. 'I should've never listened to Bo…..Because I did, my wife no longer loves me and the woman who I've fallen in love with is having my child…only I can't be there' , John thought to himself as he looked around. Things were a little blurry to him, 'probably from the booze' , he thought as he stood up and headed further into the jungle. John came to a stop when he walked up to the force field, only it was down. 'This could be my only way to get home to Kate' he thought as he walked through.
Back in real Salem…
I wanted you to know I love the way you laugh
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain away
I keep your photograph and I know it serves me well
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain
"Mrs. Roberts….are you okay." asked a neighbor, who had heard her screaming. Noticing that her door was unlocked, he deiced to see if things were okay. Heading towards her bedroom, he hoped he wasn't walking in on anything important. "Awwww" cried Kate holding her stomach. "Oh my god…Mrs. Roberts…hold on, I'm going to call the ambulance", he said as the hurried to find the phone. "John…….Johhnnnn", cried Kate.
'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
You've gone away, you don't feel me, anymore
Back on the island…
Bo had left the pub and went out searching for John. 'John where are you…your drunk and your probably going to kill yourself out there and you wont be able to see your baby' thought Bo, as he continued walking through the jungle. "John, God dammit where the hell are you…..this is a good way to get yourself killed you idiot", Bo yelled. As he came to the force field it was up, 'John couldn't have gotten through this', thought Bo as he headed back to 'New Salem'.
The worst is over now and we can breathe again
I wanna hold you high, you steal my pain away
There's so much left to learn, and no one left to fight
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain
After going though the force field, John started to run, hoping that he would get somewhere other than where he was. Suddenly he fell, into what looked like a similar pit that Roman had fallen into. John yelled in pain, as he saw his leg has landed on a spike. 'Oh god…' he thought. Carefully removing the spike, John took off his shirt and wrapped it around his leg, trying to stop the blood.
'Cause I'm broken when I'm open
And I don't feel like I am strong enough
'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
Within minutes the ambulance arrived and took Kate to the hospital. "She's lost a lot of blood, we need to get her into the OR right away", said the doctor rushing Kate's gurney towards the OR. "Johnnn……..I need….Johnnnn" whispered Kate. "Doctor according to her charts….she's 4 weeks pregnant….will be able to save the baby?…" asked the nurse. The doctor shook his head as they headed into the OR.
'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
Rain started to come down as John slowly made his way through the jungle, his pant leg as soaked with blood, suddenly he slipped on some mud and fell, smacking his head on a rock. Turning over onto his back, he couldn't move, everything was going black. "I'm sorry Kate….I'm sorry I can't be there for you..I love you…" he said as his eyes closed.
You've gone away
You don't feel me here anymore